Blending Training of Students and Promotion of Space Technologies by Designing Satellite Communications

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to promote satellite communications by creating a communication and control platform that simplifies the interaction between the operator and the communication algorithms. The communication platform represents the application level of the nanosatellite communication stack and allows to provide the user with a simple and explicit graphical interface on the one hand and on the other hand it must automate, as much as possible, the nanosatellite communication process. The platform must allow users to receive useful information received from the nanosatellite, information on the status of the satellite and its subsystems, and to send to the nanosatellite the appropriate commands to configure it, reset it or request useful data. The general communication architecture with the nanosatellite is obtained after the implementation of the communication platform and the monitoring of the nanosatellites. In order to make the training process more efficient, it is proposed to apply the blending elearning approach. There are online courses on the elearning moodle TUM platform that reflect both the theoretical and practical part of satellite communications, which are mandatory for students studying these disciplines, as well as accessible to other students who want to get acquainted with modern satellite technologies.